signingbooks Chapter 488 - 230: The Most Impressive Department of Surgery—Is This Where They Recruit Residents for Standardized Training?
Chapter 488 - 230: The Most Impressive Department of Surgery—Is This Where They Recruit Residents for Standardized Training?
"Why are you only eating two side dishes again?"
Li Jingsheng took out his card to pay, but the lunch lady told him it had already been covered.
"I always tell you, I’m trying to lose weight! Hurry and sit over there to eat!"
She pouted in mild annoyance.
"You’ve given me so much food, I can’t finish it! Dr. Ou, help me out a bit!"
"I’ve already eaten. You go ahead and eat!"
Li Jingsheng was mainly worried she hadn’t eaten enough.
If she became skinny from hunger, he’d feel heartache.
Moreover, she seemed like a rich girl who hadn’t faced much hardship. Lately, though, she seemed different. Ever since she returned from her family visit, she’s been acting strangely.
Yet she’s the kind of person with a strong sense of pride, unwilling to share her troubles.
She’s been keeping it from Li Jingsheng.
"By the way, Director Hua invited me for a joint surgery around half past seven. Are you heading back home or what?"
"Why don’t I wait for you outside the operating room? I still want to go back to your clinic and have you teach me suturing skill. After practicing yesterday, Professor Wu praised me today, saying I’ve made great progress."
Like all surgery doctors, she wants to improve her surgical skills.
"Haha, enjoying the benefits? When we get married, I’ll teach you every night. Of course, if you’re not afraid of gossip, you could move into my clinic; there are plenty of empty rooms. Though the conditions are a bit basic, completely incomparable to your high-end apartments."
Li Jingsheng offered her money, but she refused to take it.
Now that she’s facing financial problems, even with her salary, she probably can’t manage.
The wage for a master’s medical trainee at the Second Hospital is at least around sixteen hundred, a bit higher—two thousand, plus the thirty thousand per year state subsidy—barely enough for survival in a big city.
If she decided to move into Li Jingsheng’s clinic, it could help save on rent.
For a working individual without housing, rent is a major monthly expense.
"No way!"
She refused directly, without a hint of hesitation.
"It’s not that I dislike your clinic’s simplicity, but we aren’t married. What would it mean for me to live there?"
Indeed, with her personality, she couldn’t accept premarital cohabitation.
She wouldn’t agree even if it was just staying at the man’s place.
"Really can’t help you! I’ll first ask Director Hua if you can accompany me into the operating room."
Li Jingsheng no longer tried persuading her.
With his girlfriend treating him so well and his slightly significant position in the department, he naturally needed to assist her.
This wouldn’t be easy to discuss over the phone; it could feel awkward.
If Director Hua objected, it could lead to awkward moments for both parties.
Moreover, calling someone while eating is considered very impolite.
He sent a message to Director Hua.
"Director Hua, my girlfriend has been waiting for me after work, and she has nowhere to go. Could she accompany me for surgery learning?"
After about five or six minutes, Director Hua responded.
"Sure! Just be mindful. I’m too old to handle witnessing your affection; my heart can’t take it."
The latter part of what Director Hua said was likely meant in jest.
Also, a reminder to Li Jingsheng to be mindful with medical personnel from different departments present.
Even if it was a small matter, it still made Li Jingsheng very happy.
Having value leads to having status; this feeling was particularly rewarding.
"Alright! Thank you!"
After returning a message of thanks, he turned to look at Ou Qinglan beside him.
"Director Hua agreed. We can enter the operating room together later. If there’s a chance, you might assist with retracting and being the third assistant."
"Really!"
Upon hearing she could enter the operating room for learning, she was ecstatic.
For her, observing such multi-department joint surgery was incredibly rare.
Not just for her; Li Jingsheng hadn’t participated in a multi-department joint surgery either.
It was mainly because he hadn’t performed well at the First Hospital; senior doctors in his own department wouldn’t even let him retract in surgeries, let alone take him under their wing in other departments.
Later, he transferred directly to the pulmonary department, further excluding him from surgery.
Ou Qinglan rested her chin on her hand and tilted her head to watch him eat, eyes sparkling.
She felt proud of having a boyfriend with status in the department.
Among ten women, nine are vain, and the tenth varies only in degree.
After all, she’s a woman who eats mundane meals, not much different.
Which woman wouldn’t feel happy seeing her boyfriend being respected and having prestige?
Li Jingsheng didn’t consider it a big deal; to him, it was just a minor event.
Sometimes, when possessing the capability, many matters become effortlessly manageable.
What ordinary people find extremely challenging.
After eating, he escorted Ou Qinglan to the General Surgery operating room.
"Do you know which department has the best surgeons in our hospital?"
Ou Qinglan asked him.
Li Jingsheng shook his head; he didn’t know about this.
Generally, neurosurgery and cardiovascular surgery are considered places with master surgeons.
"It’s General Surgery!"
She revealed a major piece of news.
Li Jingsheng’s eyes widened in surprise as he looked at her.
"No way! Isn’t General Surgery known as a melting pot department? Handling routine stuff, rarely would top talents stay in such a department!"
Having worked in major hospitals for several years, he’s naturally aware of these intricacies.
"It’s true! I coincidentally heard Professor Wu mentioning that during the rotation training in General Surgery, you must find ways to get into the operating room, ask upper-level doctors for guidance and learning. He said General Surgery represents the utmost surgical standard at the Second Hospital."